The Map of Time: A Novelvolume 1 (The Map of Time Trilogy, #1)

by Felix J Palma

An epic, ambitious and page-turning mystery that will appeal to fans of The Shadow of the Wind, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and The Time Traveller's Wife London, 1896. Andrew Harrington is young, wealthy and heartbroken. His lover Marie Kelly was murdered by Jack the Ripper and he longs to turn back the clock and save her. Meanwhile, Claire Haggerty rails against the position of women in Victorian society. Forever being matched with men her family consider suitable, she yearns for a time when she can be free to love whom she choses. But hidden in the attic of popular author - and noted scientific speculator - H.G. Wells is a machine that will change everything. As their quests converge, it becomes clear that time is the problem - to escape it, to change it, might offer them the hope they need...

• ISBN10: 1439167419
• ISBN13: 9781439167410
• Publish Date: 5 June 2012 (first published 9 June 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Atria Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 656
• Language: English

Reviews

[Terri M. LeBlanc]

The summaries of this book DO NOT even begin to give you a good picture of what this novel is all about. It is three distinct stories woven together into a cohesive, marvelously crafted story that will grab your attention and not let you go.

Book was a Good Reads First Reads giveaway.

[wyvernfriend]

I found the framing annoying, groping desperately for post-modernism and trying too hard to be smart. All of these are aspects to a book that will not warm me to it.

[thepunktheory]

had no idea what to expect from this book. The author was unknown to me just like the book itself (although a sticker on the cover informed me that it's a bestseller).
However, I was pleasantly surprised. Despite the blurb promising some love story through the centuries it turned out that it would only be a small aspect of a much bigger picture. The ideas depicted in the book are very interesting and you can tell that a lot of thought was put into it. The plot twist mostly come as surprise (even though some were rather predictable).
What I liked most is how historical figures are woven into the story. It's always interesting when fact and fiction team up to create a whole new adventure.
I enjoyed the book because it shows many dimensions of time travelling. The theories are very elaborate. It wasn't until I thought about it for some time that I noticed a little logical error throughout an otherwise flawless construct of theories.

definitely a recommendation!

[empressbrooke]

I was expecting this to be a time-consuming read, but it was actually written in a rather breezy style and I had a lot of fun with it. It was far more a time travel fantasy than it was science fiction-y. It actually reminded me of [b:The Anubis Gates|142296|The Anubis Gates|Tim Powers|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309282613s/142296.jpg|2193115] in quite a few ways. The book is comprised of three separate stories, but they all feature H. G. Wells and contain clever links to each other.